Voice of America (Studio Recording): July 20, 1969

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, for sharing the following recording and notes:

Voice of America studio quality recording of shortwave coverage of Apollo 11. Starts with newscast on the status of Soviet Luna 2 orbiter that was also sent to the moon, Egyptian-Israel conflict at the Suez Canal, Organization of American States call for a cease fire between El Salvador and Honduras, entire cabinet in South Vietnam resigns, American air attacks against the Viet Cong, etc. Followed by latest updates on Apollo 11 (lunar module is on the moon), international reaction to landing on the moon, etc.

Date of recording: 7/20/1969

Starting time: 1730 UTC

Radio Moscow NYE Show with Joe Adamov (Studio Recording): January 1, 1980

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares this studio recording of Radio Moscow featuring Joe Adamov’s New Year’s Eve show:

Radio Netherlands, Happy Station Christmas Broadcast (Studio Recording): December 12, 1956

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Walter Santner, who shares the following studio recording of the Happy Station Show’s 1956 Christmas broadcast:

Swiss Radio International: September 29, 1990

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott Nelson, who shares the following recording and notes:

Recording of the shortwave station Swiss Radio International on 12.035MHz. Recorded in Pierre, South Dakota, USA, on a Sony ICF-6500W receiver using the built-in telescopic whip. Recording was transferred from its original cassette tape format. Recording includes the sign-on of the English language service, ID, News, and the program DATELINE.

Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-6500W with built-in telescopic whip

RX Location: Pierre, South Dakota, USA

Date of recording: 9/29/1990

Starting time: 0356 UTC

Frequency: 12.035MHz

Polish Radio (Studio Recording): 1977

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Notes: Studio recording of Polish Radio from 1977. The recording opens with the Polish Radio interval signal followed by a documentary called "In Defense of Peace." The program covers Poland during WWII including a few brief excerpts of Polish Radio and German radio, discussion on the start of the cold war, atomic weapons/arms race, Poland's pursuit of peace, etc. Music is interspersed through out the recording.

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): 1981

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording of the Radio Sweden Saturday show. Note that the exact date is not known, but the year is 1981:

John Shepherd's 'Space Cruise 1' Broadcast (Studio Recording): August 14, 1996

On the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive we occasionally post recordings that were never broadcast over shortwave radio. We enjoy highlighting unique broadcast recordings that we can safeguard and share, knowing they’ll never be lost to time…or, indeed, space.

2 story tall ULF transmitter system and other high voltage equipment

John Shepherd is the engineer, visionary, and voice behind “Space Cruise–1,” a broadcast by Project S.T.R.A.T. Earth Station One. This was an ultra-powerful maverick transmitting station once based in rural Michigan, USA, which, for nearly three decades, broadcast original radio shows into outer space. The highly-directional signal, according to John, reached a distance roughly twice that of the moon, and, not unlike the 1970s Voyager spacecraft’s “golden record,” shared the hope that it might be intercepted by intelligent beings from other worlds. John selected music as his primary broadcast vehicle, and his varied playlist drew on such genres as electronica and Afro-Pop.

Project S.T.R.A.T. studio

John and his project have been featured in numerous news stories; most recently, his personal story was featured in the Netflix documentary short John Was Trying to Contact Aliens.

Project S.T.R.A.T. studio

We reached out to John to ask if he had made any studio recordings of his undeniably original shows. He very kindly replied that he was in possession of one studio recording made in 1996. John digitized the recording for us and has enthusiastically supported it being shared here on the archive.

John included an image of his original show notes and playlist below:

Here is the studio recording of “Space Cruise–1,” originally broadcast into space on August 14, 1996.

John Shepherd also kindly included the following synth/sound tracks he created which he plans to use as sound beds for future work:

We plan to broadcast John’s recording over shortwave radio in partnership with WRMI in the fall of 2020. Once an off-air recording of that broadcast has been made, it, too, will join the SRAA.

Many thanks, John, for sharing your work with this world, too.

Click here to read about Project S.T.R.A.T.

Click here to read John's bio.

Click here to read about John’s early years and work.

1980 ANARC Convention Broadcasters Forum (Live Recording): July 20, 1980

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcasters forum at the 1980 ANARC (Association of North American Radio Clubs) convention held in Irving, CA. Panelists included George Wood, Radio Sweden; Tony King, Radio New Zealand; David Monson, Belgian Radio and TV; Alfonso Montelegre, Radio Netherlands; Ian McFarland, Radio Canada International; Bob Zonati, Swiss Radio International; and Clayton Howard, HCJB. Also participation from Glenn Hauser, World of Radio.

Please note this is not an off-air/aircheck recording, rather a live recording from the convention floor in Irvine, California, USA.

Radio Moscow (Joe Adamov Impressions from visit to the US--Studio Recording): December 1980

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following studio recording.

Tom notes that Kim Andrew Elliott, formerly of VOA, is also mentioned in this recording.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #9): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Note: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape). Listening to the questions, such as the first one, makes you wonder if people sent in questions like that to hear if Joe would actually answer them, or if some questions were made up at Radio Moscow for political purposes. Probably both.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #8): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Notes: Radio Moscow's Moscow Mailbag with Joe Adamov from 1979 (studio tape).

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): March 11, 1978

Source: DX Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

Radio Sweden Saturday Show hosted by Roger Wallis. This is another studio recording from March 1978. The show featured satirical sketches, often political and sometimes controversial, and Swedish rock and pop music, especially the Swedish progressive music or alternative music scene. Topics for this show included a discussion on the neutron bomb, how to make a fortune in Sweden legally but not morally, and an interview with Georg Wadenius from Blood Sweat and Tears.

Radio Sweden Saturday Show (Studio Recording): March 4, 1978

Source: DX Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who share the following recording and notes:

Radio Sweden Saturday Show hosted by Roger Wallis. This is a studio recording from March 1978. The show featured satirical sketches, often political and sometimes controversial, and Swedish rock and pop music, especially the Swedish progressive music or alternative music scene.

Date of recording: 3/4/1978

Voice of Colombia (Studio Recording): April 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:

A studio recorded tape of the Voice of Colombia featuring “Colombia Today” with news, weather, listener letters, music and more.

Starting time: 0100 UTC

April, 1979

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #7): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #6): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #5): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #4): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #3): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.

Radio Moscow Mailbag (Studio Recording #2): 1979

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording (from a series of seven studio recordings) and notes:

These recordings were originally provided to me on reel-to-reel tape directly from Radio Moscow (which I dubbed to a cassette). At that time, I was program director at St. Cloud State University's radio station KVSC-FM (St. Cloud, MN) and aired Moscow Mailbag once a week during the afternoon news block programming. Transcription shows from other shortwave stations were played on other weekday slots at the same time.